William O. Cowger

William O. Cowger (1969)

William Owen Cowger (born January 1, 1922 in Hastings , Nebraska , †  October 2, 1971 in Louisville , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1967 and 1971 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Cowger first attended Hastings High School and then studied for a year at Texas A&M University . He then continued his education at various other schools. Among other things, he studied political science at the University of Louisville . He served in the United States Navy for 20 months during World War II . He was used in both the Atlantic and Pacific regions. After the war, he became the head of the Thompson & Cowger Co. , which provided mortgage loans. In 1953, Cowger served as President of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Louisville. From 1961 to 1967 he was active in several city associations. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party , whose state board in Kentucky he belonged. Between 1961 and 1965 he was Bruce Hoblitzell's successor as Mayor of Louisville.

In the 1966 congressional election , Cowger was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Charles R. Farnsley on January 3, 1967 . After re-election in 1968, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until January 3, 1971 . These were shaped by the Vietnam War and the events surrounding the civil rights movement . In 1967 the 25th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

In the 1970 elections, William Cowger was defeated by the Democrat Romano L. Mazzoli . He then continued his business career in Louisville. He died there in early October 1971, less than a year after his time in the US House of Representatives ended.

Web links

• William O. Cowger in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William O. Cowger in the database of Find a Grave (English)